Business nominated for health and safety award

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Business nominated for health and safety award A leading regeneration developer has been shortlisted for the Safer Workplace category as part of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust's National Personal Safety Awards.

Set up in the memory of an estate agent who went missing while working alone, the awards celebrate the work being done across the UK to keep people safe from violence and aggression.

The Crest Nicholson sales teams has been provided with 78 Identicom i757s identity badges, which feature discreet personal panic alarms and have a unique 'listening-in' facility.

Martyn Price, head of health and safety for Crest Nicholson, commented: "At Crest Nicholson we place a huge amount of emphasis on looking after our staff, and in a people-oriented business such as ours, the sales teams are one of our greatest assets.

"Guaranteeing their safety in the workplace is a massive priority and it is therefore a great honour for us to be in the finals of this award."

Under healthy and safety law, businesses are required to issue their employees with appropriate workwear. ADNFCR-1200-ID-800247312-ADNFCR

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